Frontispiece (Noun)
Meaning 1
Front illustration facing the title page of a book.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Meaning 2
An ornamental facade.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The imposing stone building featured an elaborate frontispiece that added to its overall grandeur.
- A majestic colonnaded frontispiece framed the main entrance to the city hall.
- The palace's intricate stone carvings adorned the frontispiece, telling the story of its storied past.
- Visitors couldn't help but marvel at the Baroque frontispiece that decorated the historic cathedral's facade.
- As she strolled through the piazza, the intricate mosaics that composed the frontispiece of the church caught her eye.